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Absolutely agree. I don't know what form of doomscrolling leads to such a paranoid view of the world that they believe their neighbors would shoot them for advocating for mere voting reform, but it's certainly not healthy. It's also plainly ridiculous for them to advocate for unionizing in the same trigger happy society that'd apparently off them the second they enter a town hall.
My friend, there are definitely parts of the US where having left-leaning views is dangerous. People can and do get attacked.
I know, I grew up in a place like that.
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